Shloka 45

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā

Devanagari script

चरणञ्च्छरणं पश्चात्प्रपद्ये पदमीरयेत् । षोडशार्णो मंत्रराजः साक्षाल्लक्ष्म्या प्रकाशितः ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

caraṇañccharaṇaṃ paścātprapadye padamīrayet | ṣoḍaśārṇo maṃtrarājaḥ sākṣāllakṣmyā prakāśitaḥ || 45 ||

Translation

‘ଚରଣଂ ଶରଣଂ’ କହି ପରେ ‘ପ୍ରପଦ୍ୟେ’ ପଦ ଜପ କର। ଏହି ଷୋଡଶାକ୍ଷର ମନ୍ତ୍ରରାଜ ସାକ୍ଷାତ୍ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀଦେବୀ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ରକାଶିତ॥

Word by Word

• चरणम्: feet
• चरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• प्रपद्ये: I take refuge/I resort
• प्रपद्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पद् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• पदम्: word/phrase
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईरयेत्: should utter/recite
• ईरयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर्/ईरय् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• षोडश-अर्णः: sixteen-syllabled
• षोडश-अर्णः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समास (numerical compound)

• मन्त्र-राजः: king of mantras
• मन्त्र-राजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• साक्षात्: directly/manifestly
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक/निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (adverb: directly, manifestly)

• लक्ष्म्या: by Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्म्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रकाशितः: revealed/made known
• प्रकाशितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकाशित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; काश्/प्रकाश्-धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

Speaker

Narada (teaching, within a dialogue framed around Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Begins with surrender-language (“śaraṇaṃ… prapadye”) and culminates in wonder at the mantra’s divine provenance—revealed by Lakṣmī herself."}

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It emphasizes śaraṇāgati—taking refuge at the divine feet—as the core spiritual stance, and presents a specific revealed mantra as a direct means to cultivate that surrender.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti here is expressed as verbal and inner surrender: one recites a refuge-formula (“…śaraṇaṃ… prapadye”), aligning speech, intention, and dependence on divine grace—central to Narada’s bhakti-oriented instruction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-prayoga (practical application) is highlighted: the verse specifies a recitation sequence and identifies the mantra’s metrical/phonetic count (ṣoḍaśārṇa, sixteen syllables), reflecting attention to correct mantra structure and utterance (śikṣā-oriented precision).